Hospital de Amor de Barretos faz 1ª cirurgia robótica a distância pelo SUS em paciente a 2,6 mil quilômetros

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The Hospital de Amor de Barretos successfully conducted the first long-distance robotic tele-surgery through Brazil's public health system (SUS), performing a two-hour procedure treating an intestinal tumor on a patient located 2,600 kilometers away in Porto Velho, Rondônia. The surgery used a robotic system fully controlled by a surgeon from Barretos with real-time 3D visualization and high connectivity enabling precise remote movements.

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